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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1922)
o t f! 41st YEAR No. 25 INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, FEBRUARY 3, 1922 LLAS GAME if IS DESIRED jlrican Legion Five With Arrange Game with County Scat Boyi (independence American Legion Iftball team in anxious to arrange tifamt's with Dallasono to bo & in Independence and tho other Jlau. Manager Kullandcr states fino far ho has been unable to satisfactory arrangements, ih Independence and Dalian have team arid exhibition would "jt a great deal of interest, Man Kullandcr says: "We are will 0 meet Dalian half way on most project. It makes no different' whether the first game in t1i In Independence or Dalian. If '''to be Dalian, we want andurancu return game. While on the ; hand, if tho first game in jd here we will deposit a forfeit ' guarantee of the Dallun game, void any immobility of a mUun nding, in my opinion, it would Jvlsuble to have two outside ref- "lopcndence played itn faUnt, game for thin season on the local j last Saturday night, when it ded the Arlota Athhtic club team "Vtland, the score being ii7 to 20. t wan real effective team worV le part of tho local boyn, and had heen crowded it in probable that 11 greater score could have been up. The visitor were clever rmer, shining conspicuously in - ability to shoot long dintam-e Bts, but they lacked the "pep" ixnry to meet the local onruhh. e wa conniderable fouling on .ide, although it could not bo ctertzed an a "rough" contest, le lineup fur Independence Mix and Reynold (2), forwards; 1, Schrunk, center; Archibald and eon (i), guards with Melvin Hay titutfng during the latter part of erond half. letft Smith (2) and Scallon (6), ardn; Cunther (2), center; Foster Lokland (4), guards; Illake (2), ,iton (4), substitutes, i High School Defeats Stayton dependence hih school boys had pr an easy time of it with Stay high at Stayton last Friday night, lug away the honors, 17 to 25. here has been a change in the jp: Smiley and Hurright are on (forward line; Craven is center; luton and Underbill, guards; Eld 's and Kclley, substitutes. I double header is scheduled for gymnasium here on Friday night his week: Hubbard high school and girls will be arrayed ngninwt local teams. It is expected that viniting teams will be neeompa 1 by 'quite n number of fans, and contents will develop much in fit locally. tVICE INTERRUPTION FOR i r.v nouns Sunday 'uo to Borne changes necessary in ipment, electricity will be cut off ndependenco from 9 in tho morning il about 12:;50 p. m., Sunday, . Cth. Mountain States Power Co. CITAL WILL III-: GIVEN AT CHRISTIAN CIIUKCH SEELEY BUYS 0. A. C. REGISTERED PIG II. G. Seeley, who in making a notable uccck with pigs on hin ranch southwest of Independence, han just purchased from the Oregon Agricul tural college, a registered Duroc-Jersey how, one year old, which weighn about 400 pounds. Thin animal wan exhibited ut the Rtate fair last fall, and wan very carefully selected to meet Mr. Set-ley's requirement. Mr. Seeley han been a breeder of Duroc-Jerney for several yearn on quite an extensive scule and hun de veloped some extraordinarily fine stock . IN' COM K STATKMKNTS MUST BE SIGNED AND VERIFIED "Fully 25 percent of the taxpyem who have filed income tax returnn for tho year 1!21 to date have neglected to sign and verify the name," reports Clyde G. Huntley, collector of inter nal revenue. "Before a return can bo considered legally complete and ac cepted an such, it tnuitt be signed by the taxpayer and sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths, In making out their returns, taxpay ers are respectfully urged not to overlook signing and verifying the name before forwarding returns to thin office." The filing of returns has begun in earnest at the office of Collector Huntley. Taxpayers have until March 15th to preprc and file their returns. However, returns must be filed not later than thut date or the delinquent taxpayer will be liable to severe pen alien provided in the law for failure to do so. NORMAL I'UKSIDENT WILL HE GUEST OF BUSINESS MEN President Landers of the Oregon Normal school will he the guest of honor at an informul dinner which will be given at Hotel Heaver next Tuesday evening by the Independence Retail Merchants' association. It in realized that additional grade school quartern will have to be provided in Independence in the near future and an the Normal iss so closely allied with the local schools, Mr. Landers' views in the matter are desired. DALLASMANIMS PETERS RANCH Mr. Peters Will Move His Family to Sacramento Vallev, Calif. William Raird, professor of ora r at the Eugene Bible Union, us ed by, II. P. Pruitt, tenor soloist violinist, will give a recital in the istian church, under the auspices ho Christian Endeavor society, on lay night, Feb. 10th. A delight program has been arranged. 3BST HAS OPERATION HERE FOR APPENDICITIS John Peters has sold his prune ranch, located just to the southwest of Independence, to G. V. Friesan of Dallas, and with his family will go to Lodi, Calif., where he has two daughters. This is regarded as one of the best small ranches in the county. It consists of only 1G acres with eight acres in prunes. Mr, Friesan came to Polk county last fall from the Ontario country of Canada. He was from Mr. Peters old home country and shortly after his arrival there were negotiations for the purchase of the Peters place. Tho deal did not materialize and Mr. Friesan subsequently purchased a resilience property in Dallas and has been since residing there. lie has a wife and seven children. Mr. Peters purchased this place ! a little more than two years ago with the intention of making this his I home, but other projects in which he is interested made it desirable for him to dispose of it at this time. Mr. .Friesan also purchased the stock and farm equipment. Mr. Peters will have a public sale on Thursday of next week for tho dis posal of his household effects and other things. Directly after the sale, Mr. Peters accompanied by his family, will leave for California. . W. Probst, living south of town, operated upon for appendicitis in Independence maternity hospital Saturday by Drs. Hewett and tt. ?Mr. Probst is getting along 'ly is the report concerning his iition. STEWART IS INJURED GEORGE WERLINE RANCH Id. Stewart had his right arm "turcd in two places and a leg ly bruised by being struck by a le while pulling stumps on the rgo Werline ranch Wednesday. CRAVEN IS HONORED BY HARDWARE MEN Willard E. Craven of Independence was made a member of tho executive committee of the Oregon Retail Hard ware and Implement Dealer's assoc iation at tho annual gathering in Tort land last week. A, L. Jameson of McMinnville was re-elected president for tho fourth consecutive time; W. W. Baldwin of Klamath Falls is vice president, and the other members of the executive board are: A. C. Hub bard, Medford; B. A. Kendall, Red mond; Otto G. Sappire, Hermiston. VINDICATION FOR ROY STALNACKER His Name Goe from Slack er List to Honor Roll in War Department Tho charge of desertion against Leroy Stalnaker, an Independence young man, has been withdrawn by the war department and hin name is to be included in the list of the coun try's honoruble ex-service men. The trouble wan due to Stalnaker en listing in San Francisco after he had registered in Polk county, neglecting to no notify the local board, and then getting hin name enrolled in San Francisco an "Roy" instead of Leroy. To get the matter straightened out han been no small task. Months and months ago, Independence Post, Am erican Legion, took up Stalnaker's vindication, but the machinery of the war department in not noted for its speed in cases of this kind, and it wan only a few days ago that word was received here by Postmaster Wood of the government's final ac quisenco in tho matter, FJ. E. PearcP, assistant adjutant of the Ninth army corps area, at San Francisco, under date of Janu ary 2Gth, makes this statement: "The charge of desertion standing against Leroy Stalnaker, Order No. 1018, a registrant of the local board for Polk county, Oregon, has been set aside and his name will be removed from the published list of alleged draft deserters for said county. "Draft records show that this regi strant was directed to report to the adjutant general of the state of Ore gon not later than March 19, 1918, and that he failed to so report he was sub sequently certified a deserter. Rec- LARGER CAR FOR VALLEY & SILETZ Gasoline Propelled Passen ger Car Is Being Brought From Salt Lake The Valley & Siletz Railroad com pany han purchased in Salt Lake City, Utah, for use on its passenger line between Independence and Val setz a gasoline car. It is a GO foot car, equipped with 150 horse power six cylinder gasoline engine and has a baggage, smoking and general com partment, with seating capacity for DO passengers. It will replace the present gaso line car which is being used on the j run. R. L. McCredie, engineetr, j left Wednesday for Salt Lake and will j accompany the car to Portland, whera it will be dolled up in a paint shop j and it will then le taken to the Hos- j kins shops for a general overhauling HIRSCIIBERG IN CHARGE CHILDREN'S HOME CAMPAIGN Portland II. Hirschberg will be in chargo of the campaign in Independ ence district for the children's farm home, which will be established under the auspices of the Woman's Christian Temperance union, near Corvallis, Orphaned and dependent boys and Crirls from all parts of the state will hi cared for at this farm, which will L o a real home, as distinguished from cr. institution. "There are in Oregon an astonish ing number of children who are actu ally without home or care," says Mrs. Ads Wallace Unruh, campaign direc-'.-r Ccr the farm home movement. Tlr.r.y of those children have been de iL.tcd by cither father or mother, or bot.ii, and u left to themselves will oiift God knows where. "They are here and we cannot dodge ,the issue that they must be cared for. If we shirk the issue, and let them go for a time, we will care for them by and by in institutions for the un fortunate at a much larger outlay than that which will give them ade- , in n(a r-i nrtitr 1 W tirs frii-n n I irrT now, we can snd these boys and girls to a home which our generosity ha3 ing Mr. McCredie's absence "Casey, Jones of the freight crew is operat ing the gas car. BROCCOLI IS DAMAGED SOME BY FREEZING WEATHER i provided, where under the real home I care of a motherly woman in home 'surroundings, they can be kept from shipwreck." , , , . , The farm, which has been chosen The exceptional y cold spell which q of tfae &m the Willamette valley is experiencing,," , , t t , . , , ihome, is located three miles east of coli crop, estimated all the way from 10 to 25 percent. Broccoli has been grown here for the past 12 years and j this is the first time of damage by freezing. While the lowest point to which the thermometer has registered has been 18 above, there has been j quite a stretch of freezing weather f and the damage to the broccoli is i largely problematical. Jim Collins j has two fields one on the river bot- DIES IN ALBANY; 60 YEARS HERE Mrs. Eliza J. Estes, Polk Daughter and Sister Mrs. Heath Is Summoned Another of Polk county's early settlers has been called. Mrs. Eliza J. Estes died at the family home in Albany, Friday, January 27th, after an illness of 12 days, aged 64 years, The remains were brought to Inde pendence and the funeral in charge of Director A. L. Keney was held at the Methodist church, Sunday, Janu ary 20th. with Rev. Clemo officiat ing. Many old time friends gathered to pay a last tribute to one, who, for nearly 65 years had been a resident of the county, and the many beauti ful floral offerings, symbols of the resurrection, extended their sweet, silent sympathy to those who were left to grieve. Years ago, Mrs. Estes had requested that the hymn, "I surrender all" should be sung at her funeral services, which request was complied with. The poem "If I should die tonight," which was a favorite of the deceased was, comply ing with her request, read by Mr. Clemo. The body was tenderly laid to rest in the K. P. cemetery near Monmouth. In 1845 James E. Elkins crossed the plains with ox teams and located on a donation claim on the Luckia mute, where the little settlement of Elkins now is, and here, in 1857, Eliza Jane Elkins was born. On torn and the other ordn of those who served during theinnd savs that there world war show that he entered the United States army under the name of Roy Stalnaker on, November 27, PJ17, and was discharged on October 6, l'J19. "This man's name was published as a deserter as a result of the final report of the draft officials showing him to be a deserter and because of the fact that no record of his service with the military forces of the United States appeared with his draft records due to his failure to notify his local board of his entry into the United States army. about one half upland and the rest, the best of bottom land. All the 'buildings, which will be needed for some time, except those to be erected for the children's use, are at present on the site. The children will attend a public 1 crhrutl ftKuif a Violf mill frnm the 'farm. The faculty of the Oregon j October 4, 1874, sh i i t Jmamaee to B. M. WGSt of tOWIl ) " iiwiiaguig xaniL aim owv-n, hM been moreiand in Providine vocational training nor tne Doys ana gins. The, first payment has been made on the "site, but other payments will be due soon, and funds are needed to build cottages to house the children. It has been announced from head quarters that the maintenance for the damage to the plants along the river on account of their being larger. It will be nearly two months before the harvest starts, and it is possible that the damage will not be as heavy as might be inferred from present in- Broccoli is quite extensively grown jfijst vear is assured here and is proving a profitable crop, "JUICE WILL BE OFF FOR FEW HOURS SUNDAY While some changes are being made in equipment, "juice" will be cut off "It is requested that this letter bejin Independence next Sunday for a given the same publicity as was given few hours, starting at 9 in the morn the printed list of alleged draft de-, ing and remain off until shortly after sorters on which his name appeared. "Py direction of the corps area commander". noon. A new bank of transformers will be cut in at the plant here and tlr. gravel works will be connected t ur with the Dallas hieh line, all of WHITNEY HOYS WILL i which will go to improve the local CON V EN K IN PORTLAND ' st rvice . An announcement is made by II. E. E K. Whitney that in "cither April or j May we will have a Whitney Poys' ! convention. All members in the state will be brought to Portland, arriving on a Friday and departing Sunday afternoon. Three concerts will be given during the convention in the municipal auditorium, which seats 5000 people. At the rate the chorus is growing, both in Portland and out ride towns, there will be over 2000 boys singing in these concerts." Under the direction of II. R. Un derbill, progress is being made by the local chorus. Meetings are held every Monday evening at the high school. Tho membership is increasing In numbers. IMENEGGER DIVORCE IS SET ASIDE BY COURT Upon the petition of Mrs. Jessie I'- lmenegger, the divorce decree of C' to Emmenegger, which was granted more than a year ago, has been set aside by the Polk county circuit court. Emmenegger is serving a penitentiary sentence, having been convicted of perjury in the divorce proceedeings. F. 0. PARKER ' IS ACTING CHIEF is Change in Police Head Made at Monthly Meet ing City Council F. O. Tarker has been made acting chief of police for Independence. The appointment was made by Mayor R. M. Walker at the monthly meet ing of the city council Wednesday night, confirmed by the council and Mr. Parker started upon his new duties that night. Mr. Parser has previously officiated in this capacity and is recognized as a very efficient officer. During the past two years or more Mr. Parker has been a guard at the marriage to is. M. tstes. VI tms union one daughter was born. With the exception of the past four years, which were passed in Albany, Mrs. Estes has spent practically all her life in and near Independence. She is survived by her husband, one daughter, Mrs. Hattie Coquillette, one sister, Mrs. Anna Heath of Inde pendence and two brothers, W. D. Elkins of Albany and J. L. Elkins of Salem . state penitentiary, his family re- Joe Kizer. who owns and is oner-! maining here, but this was not a de- ating a ranch a few miles outside of j sirable living arrangement, and hence I portrays conditions in Armenia Albany, accompanied by Mrs. Kizer, i 1115 "turn VANNICE IS MADE MASTER OF BOY SCOUTS Independence boy scouts about 20 in number have as their scout mas ter Mr. Vannice of the, high school, and the high school gymnasium is to be devoted to the use of the boys on Tuesday night of each week. Mr, Vannice has had considerable exper ience in scout work and the boys are pleased over his selection as scout master. "ALICE IN II UNG R YL AND" AT BAPTIST CHURCH "Alice in Hungryland" will be the title of a motion picture which will be shown at the Baptist church Sun day evening, Feb. 5th, at 7:30 o'clock. It will be a part of tho program of a union church service, given un der the direction of the Near East Relief association. The picture was taken by J. J. Handsaker of Port land, an uncle of A. L. Keeney, and It is visited -with old friends here last Friday and Saturday. Mr. Kizer formerly worked the Dr. Ketchum place, south of town. DC R'member D HMI 0EE YOU USED TO GET WrtCN XXJ WICK A KID AW HU y WutDNl UT W HWH OK BO? hW F 5CmE V0UN6STER MIRHE5 OH YOUR CAR. OH, GOiH.V 'not. however, of the lurid type and mi 1 til' ine council session was a snort .g for children as well as grownups, one, and aside from the selection of , plowing the picture, there will be Parker was confined largely to audit- a talk by Mrs Reed a returned rais ing and allowing about the usual lgionarV) who has spent four years in batch of claims. 'charge of a largo hospital in Ar- oieps were xaiten toward a revision oi some oi xne ponce court regulations t in order to meet present requirements. The meeting was adjourned until next "Wednesday night. Y. B. ALLEN RESIDENCE NEAR GREENWOOD BURNS W. B. Allen's residence in the district north of Greenwood was en tirely destroyed by fire yesterday forenoon. A defective flue is attri buted as the cause. The building was a large, modern one and the loss is a heavy one. menia ir No admission will Ue charged, al though an effort will be made to raise money for the Near East relief at the close of the service. "Alice in Hungryland" has been shown in every school in Chicago and in the principal churches in Portland. It is a complete story unto itself, but Mrs. Reed has the faculty of very effectively rounding out the story of the calamity which has struck that land . TRACTOR PRICE BELOW COST OF PRODUCTION In announcing a material reduction in the price of Fordsons, Henry Ford says that the new price is below the present cost of production which he anticipates will be overcome by a heavy increase in number which will bring the cost down. BUCK WILL HOLD PUBLIC SALE NEAR BUENA VISTA Having decided to forsake the farm, , J . E . Buck, a well-known farmer liv ing about two miles north of Buena Vista, will hold a public sale on the larm on r'nday, Feb. 10th. Mr. Buck will sell four horses, 12 cows, other stock and farming implements. Mr. Buck has not decided upon his plans for the future. He may come to Independence to live.